One paragraph in this novel notes that man was chopped "into millions of pieces," beaten "down nothing to sparks," and "covered in mud" that was "deaf and dumb." The main character's grandmother notes that a person like her is "the mule of the world,
One paragraph in this novel notes that man was chopped "into millions of pieces," beaten "down nothing to sparks," and "covered in mud" that was "deaf and dumb." The main character's grandmother notes that a person like her is "the mule of the world," and marries off the main character after catching her kissing the "trashy" Johnny Taylor. This novel depicts life in Eatonville as seen through the eyes of the Mayor's wife, and after Joe Starks dies, that wife runs off with a younger man nicknamed Tea Cake. For 10 points, name this novel about Janie Mae Crawford by Zora Neale Hurston.
One paragraph in this novel notes that man was chopped "into millions of pieces," beaten "down nothing to sparks," and "covered in mud" that was "deaf and dumb."
Their Eyes Were Watching God